1962 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team
| 1962 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football | |
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Bluebonnet Bowl, L 10–14 vs. Missouri | |
| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 11 |
| 1962 record | 7–3–1 (5–2 SEC) |
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| Captain | Tom Winingder |
| Home stadium | Grant Field (Capacity: 53,300) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 Ole Miss $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 Alabama | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 LSU | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Tech | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auburn | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulane | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1962 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1962 NCAA University Division football season. The Yellow Jackets were led by 18th-year head coach Bobby Dodd, and played their home games at the newly expanded Grant Field in Atlanta.
On November 17, 1962, Georgia Tech pulled off a huge upset over defending national champions Alabama, ending their 27-game undefeated streak. The Yellow Jackets stopped a go-ahead two point conversion from Alabama and then intercepted a pass from Joe Namath deep in Georgia Tech territory late in the fourth quarter to seal the deal.[1] Georgia Tech finished the regular season fourth in the Southeastern Conference, with a 7–2–1 overall record and ranked 11th in the final Coaches' Poll. They were invited to the 1962 Bluebonnet Bowl, where they lost to Missouri.[2]
Schedule[]
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 22 | Clemson* | W 26–9 | 51,140 | ||||
| September 29 | at Florida | No. 8 |
| W 17–0 | 44,500 | ||
| October 6 | LSU | No. 5 |
| NBC | L 7–10 | 49,744 | |
| October 13 | Tennessee |
| W 17–0 | 52,223 | |||
| October 20 | at Auburn | L 14–17 | 56,319 | ||||
| October 27 | Tulane |
| W 42–12 | 46,370 | [3] | ||
| November 3 | at Duke* |
| W 20–9 | 44,000 | |||
| November 10 | Florida State* |
| T 14–14 | 43,802 | |||
| November 17 | No. 1 Alabama |
| W 7–6 | 52,971 | |||
| December 1 | at Georgia | W 37–6 | 55,000 | ||||
| December 22 | vs. Missouri* | CBS | L 10–14 | 55,000 | |||
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References[]
- ^ "First Tide Defeat". New York Times. November 18, 1962. p. S1.
- ^ "1962 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 20, 2017.
- ^ "Tech romps by Greenies 42–12". The Birmingham News. October 28, 1962. Retrieved September 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ 2011 Georgia Tech Media Guide. p. 171
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